President Franklin D. Roosevelt carves the turkey during the annual...

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, his secretary Marguerite LeHand, and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt are shown at Union Station in Washington on their arrival from Warm Springs, Ga., Dec. 4, 1933. The Roosevelts spent their Thanksgiving holiday in Georgia, at the "Little White House." (AP)

President Truman receives a Thanksgiving turkey from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board and other representatives of the turkey industry, outside the White House on November 16, 1949. (U.S. National Archives and Presidential Libraries)

President Truman receives a Thanksgiving turkey from members of the...

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Vice President Richard Nixon "shakes hands" with a 40-pound white turkey, November 14, 1955, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The big bird, a gift from the turkey raisers, is destined for President Eisenhower's Thanksgiving dinner at his Gettysburg, Pa. farm. In the background, left to right, are: Leslie Hubbard of Lancaster, Pa.; Chester Housh of Elkton, Va., who raised the turkey; and Vic Pringle of Broadway, Va. (William J. Smith/AP)

First lady Mamie Eisenhower is amused by the gobbling of a 40-pound tom turkey presented to her at the White House, Nov. 14, 1957, fo rthe Eisenhower's Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs. Eisenhower accepted the Illinois-raised turkey just before going to a luncheon party celebrating her 61st birthday. Others are unidentified. (Charles Gorry/AP)

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First lady Mamie Eisenhower is amused by the gobbling of a 40-pound...

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President Kennedy and his family leave Otis Air Force Base on Nov. 22, 1961, by auto for their nearby Hyannis Port home for a traditional Thanksgiving holiday with others of the Kennedy clan. Mrs. Kennedy holds daughter, Caroline, in her lap. John Jr., was left back at the White House in Washington because of a cold. (Harvey Georges/AP)

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President Kennedy and his family leave Otis Air Force Base on Nov....

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President Lyndon Johnson, seated at head of table, as family and friends gather for Thanksgiving Day dinner at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas, Nov. 25, 1965. Clockwise from the President are: Mrs. T.J. Taylor III; J.C. Kellam; Lela Martin, cousin of the president; Pat Nugent, Luci?s boyfriend; Luci Baines, and Lady Bird Johnson. Lynda Bird is seated to the president?s right and Press Secretary Bill Moyers. Man with glasses is Earl Deathe. (Charles Tasnadi/AP)

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President Lyndon Johnson, seated at head of table, as family and...

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Pat Nixon with the White House Chefs in the kitchen, viewing the Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables, November 19, 1970. (U.S. National Archives and Presidential Libraries)

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Amy Carter reaches out to help nephew Jason as President Jimmy Carter jumps from rock to rock while crossing a creek during an outing at Cunningham Falls State Park, Maryland, Nov. 24, 1978. The park is near the presidential retreat Camp David where the first family spent Thanksgiving. (Barry Thumma/AP)

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Amy Carter reaches out to help nephew Jason as President Jimmy...

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U.S. President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan, left, go for a ride on horseback at their ranch, Rancho del Cielo, near Santa Barbara, Ca., Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1982. (AP)

President and Mrs. Reagan pose with relatives for a thanksgiving family portrait at Rancho del Cielo, at Santa Barbara, California November 28, 1985. Standing from left are: Bess Reagan; Patti Davis; Paul Grilley; Nancy Reagan; the president; Colleen and Michael Reagan; and Neil Reagan. Foreground, left to right are: Ron and Doria Reagan; and Ashley Marie Reagan. (Bill Fitz-Patrick/AP)

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President and Mrs. Reagan pose with relatives for a thanksgiving...

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U.S. President George H. Bush carries his golf clubs as he makes his way down a fairway with one of the Bush family dogs at the Cape Arundel Golf Course in Kennebunkport, Maine, Saturday, Nov. 28, 1992. Bush is spending long Thanksgiving Day weekend at the family home at Walker's Point. (Jim Cole/AP)

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U.S. President George H. Bush carries his golf clubs as he makes...

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US President Bill Clinton waves a frog at the media in Washington D.C., flanked by daugther Chelsea (C) and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (R), as the first family departs to Camp David where they are expected to spend Thanksgiving Day. Clinton appeared to have a frog in his throat earlier in the day when he held a speech at the White House, after receiving the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey. (Chuck Kennedy/Getty)

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President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea, right, join Camp Bondsteel's commanding officer, Task Force Falcon Commander Brig. Gen. Craig A. Peterson, third right, for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999. Kosovo is the final stop on Clinton's trip, which began in Turkey. A major theme has been finding a long-term solution to the political, economic and social instabilities in the Balkans. (Greg Gibson/AP)

US President Bill Clinton (R), with his wife Hillary (R, partly hidden), daughter Chelsea (C), his mother in law Dorothy Rodham (L), Clinton's step father Dick Kelly (back L) and family dog "Buddy" walk over the South Lawn of the White House as they leave for a weekend Thanksgiving retreat at Camp David, MD, 22 November, 2000. (Manny Ceneta/Getty)

U.S. President George W. Bush (C) pardons a turkey named Pumpkin during the annual White House Turkey Presidential Pardon presentation in the Rose Garden at the White House November 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Later today Pumpkin will be flown to Disneyland and be an honorary grand marshal of Disney's Thanksgiving Day Parade in California. The annual White House tradition that has held strong since President Harry S. Truman first pardoned a bird in 1947. (Mark Wilson/Getty)

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U.S. President George W. Bush (C) pardons a turkey named Pumpkin...

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US President Barack Obama, alongside his daughter Malia Obama (R) and National Turkey Federation Chairman Walter Pelletier (2nd L), pet a turkey named Courage during the annual turkey pardoning ceremony for Thanksgiving on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2009. After the ceremony, the 20-week-old, 45-pound (20,4kg) turkey from Princeton, North Carolina, along with a backup named Carolina should Courage get stage fright, will fly to Disneyland in southern California to take part in the theme park's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. (Saul Loeb/Getty)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L), First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and Sasha (2nd-L) and Malia Obama fill bags with produce at the Capital Area Food Bank on November 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day Preident Barack Obama, during an annual Thanksgiving tradition, pardoned two turkeys. (Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty)